Dearest Readers,
It appears the ton has been graced with a few intriguing new additions this season. Enter Lady Ledger, Lady Clarke, and Ms. Lester, who are poised to stir up quite the commotion.
Gentlemen's eyes are fixed upon these newcomers, while wives glare daggers at them. Daughters quake in their slippers, fearing they may be left with naught, and sons, eager for a dance, find themselves failing miserably. Amidst this tumult, there is one notable suitor prowling: the bachelor prince, whose sights are firmly set on none other than Lady Estoria Ledger.
In a twist worthy of the most salacious of scandals, it has come to light that Lady Danbury had another child—a revelation that shocked even the Queen and Lady Bridgerton. This child, none other than Lady Estoria Ledger, is the illegitimate offspring of Lady Danbury and the late Lord Ledger, Lady Bridgerton's father. The ton is abuzz: Will the crown accept this union? Where has Lady Estoria been all this time?
Lady Danbury, always a figure of prominence, has never before been seen with her daughter. With the recent passing of Lord Ledger, one might deduce that he alone raised Lady Ledger. A man rearing his daughter without her mother—quite the scandal indeed. Do her other children know? Lady Bridgerton clearly did not.
But Lady Ledger is not the only one causing a stir. Lady Clarke appears wholly indifferent to society's expectations, having caught the eye of the Prince's guard, Mr. Kirkwood. Will she pursue a courtship with a non-titled man, or is she merely flirting with ruin?
These ladies have been granted titles without the necessity of marriage, a fact that leaves this writer pondering who raised them and why titles were bestowed upon them rather than the men in their families.
And then there is Ms. Lester. With her unconventional entrance to the ball, she spurned the curious gazes of the ton to grab a drink and vanish, only to reappear later. Could she be a woman of easy virtue? Rumor has it she is the daughter of the runaway from the Wellington estate—broke and alone. This season, she might find herself marrying for a title.
So, dear readers, guard your husbands and sons closely.
Yours truly,
Lady Whistledown
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